And NSAC chief Anthony Marnell revealed Khabib could be facing both a fine and a suspension for exiting the Octagon.

He said: “Both. It’s always both. We could do one or the other, but at least in the chair’s mind, I think the commission will be entertaining a recommendation from the attorney general that will include both.

“This is a serious issue, this is not a light issue. This isn’t, ‘We smacked each other in the face in a hotel lobby the week of a fight.’

“This is the night of the event, and it needs to stay inside that field of combat.

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